Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-11
HCSTANA NEWS.

s530 nugget was recently found in the
Ceur q Alenc region.
Tire Northern Pacific has resumed work
ia it- Tinberline coal mi mes.
Livingston is tn have Jail. the iron
work 81 which will cost 81, 500.
Helena and st. Paul parties recently
made II S25O. 900 hand purchase near the
capital.
w. Hall & Sons. Of Chicago. have
shipped about 100000 pounds Of wool
from Big Timber.
The Philipsburs rioters have been placed
under 81 900 bonds each to appear before
the next grand jury Of Deer Lodge county.
Charles Francis Adams, ex-Presiient Of
the Union Pacific railroad, accompanied
by his daughter. are doing the Yellowstone
Park region.
s. A. Robinson, Of the Boulder Sentinel.
has bought the press and material III the
defunct Dillon Examiner to reinforce the
Boulder Office.
Hon. J. J. Thompson, councilman for
Custer county, has forwarded his resigna-
ton to Governor Leslie to take effect ut
once. His resignation is dated July 2sth.
Broad-gauge trims are running On time
over the Utah 4 Northern railroad. The
road has in the space of four days been
ira informed into a standard gauge rail
road. and Union Pacific cars can now run
nom Omaha right into Butte and Helena.
The Northern Pacific have just issued the
| following rates ON cattle and sheep. the
latter in double deck cars. to Chicago:
From Billings tn Chicago. $135 per car;
Huntley to Chicago. sl3i per car; Custer
to Chicago. Sl2i per car. Horses, $40 per
car more.
Chas. q. Fee, General Passenger Agent oi
the Northern Pacific. has just notified
agents that on and after August 1st the
Northern Pacific will rcll to any person q
two-thousand mile ticket at four cents per
mile. good on all Of their lines west Of the
Missouri river.
y. s. Barnes, n ranchman and stockman
81 the Yellowstone valley. met with n ter
rible accident while driving a mower. the
machine striking an obstruction and the
jar unseated him. Both hands were cut
on near the wrist and from loss Of blood
the patient was too weak to talk.-Yellow-
stone Journal.
II IL reported that the Northern Pacific
will soon equip the Boxeman and Mulian
tunnels with electric lights. which will be
kept constantly burning day and night.
Such departure would entail heavy ex-
pense. but would much lessen the danger Of
accidents in these important underground
passages ON their main highway.
A cHttleman was heard to remark that
he would like TO wee dry spell now for
two months, No that the grass. which in 40
heavy and green ut present, would have a
chance to become dry, claiming that the
grass when dry WIS more nutritious and
produced finer beef. The feed at present
does not pack the solid flesh that is re-
quired to give stecr the highest market
lvnlue.-Ieliowstone Journal.
On the Sd inst. A. q. Vance, n ranchman
living on the Rosebud. killed one T. J.
Ryan, shooting him through the head. The
killing took place at vance's ranch, twelve
miles up the Rosebud, and was probably
justitiable. The quarrel arose about talk
that Ryan had made about Vance. Wednes-
day morning about . o'clock Il. Davis, Ry-
house and a remark Of Ryan's about
Vance led him to say to Ryan that he had
heard that he tRyan) had made consider.
able talk about him. Ryan replied that he
had, in tone that suggested he did not
feel sorry for Il. Vance then said to him
II have never given you any cause to talk
about me in that manner, and "a man who
would say such things about another Is a
- -" Ryan. who was working
on bride, threw the bride down, made a
step OF two toward Vance as il to check
him, then wheeled toward the head Of hi.
bed where his six-shooter hung, grabbed IL
turned and pulled down ON Vance and
fired. Vance slolged, and then recovering
himself, seized n revolver belonging to Da
Wis, which hung ON the door within reach
and, without taking aim, fired at Ryan
who was then In the act Of dodging. the
shot taking effect behind his ear and he fell
across the corner 81 the he'd. his revolver al
full cock falling from his hand to the floor
Almost Immediately after he gave a slight
| struggle and rolled from the bed To the
floor, dead. Ryan came into the country
in 1850, and was = buffalo hunter around
| Miles City and keOgh.